Simon Hu Xiaoming, the president of Alibaba Cloud, announced in Beijing late on Wednesday the launch of the company's first data centre in India, the third-largest information technology market in Asia. The new facility in Mumbai will open in January next year. Photo: Handout

Simon Hu Xiaoming, the president of Alibaba Cloud, announced in Beijing late on Wednesday the launch of the company's first data centre in India, the third-largest information technology market in Asia. The new facility in Mumbai will open in January next year. Photo: Handout